Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-06-17
A POOR SHOWING.

The Republican organ this morning
pub ishes what purports to be opinions of
a number of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis upon the manner of making the
anti-Mormon nominations for the en-
suing election. As the organ favors the
old and unsuccessful method, namely,
by conventions called by Liberal" COM
mittees, which are composed mostly of
members of the Republican party-its
reporter naturally hunted up such Demo
Gratis as it had reason to believe would
respond favorably to its policy. He sue
ceeded in finding two who expressed
themselves pronouncedly in favor of one
convention, without qualifying their re-
marks by the opinion that the two parties
should be equally recognized in making
the nominations. A majority of the
Democrats interviewed expressed them
selves in favor Of two conventions. The
organs reporter took especial care to
seek out only such Republicans as were
publicly known to favor the one conven-
ton system, and to avoid scores of others,
known at least to The DEMOCRAT, to
approve the other policy. We assert
without fear of successful contradiction
that at least four-ffths of the Democrats
in this city favor fusion tickets as
TIE best means for consolidating the
loyal strength at the polls While
the proportion is probably not as
large in the Republican party, their
are still large number who acknowledge
the justice of equitable divisions of the
nominations, and the wisdom of each
party selecting its own candidates to be
placed upon the fusion ticket While
concedlng to all, or at least large ma
jority, of those who differ with US,
sincerity Of purpose, their mistake
will be none the less fatal, if they
succeed in carrying out their
erroneous policy. They will be playing
directly into the hands Of the Church
and State party, which breads nothing
80 badly as a recognized authoritive
fusion of the two great National parties
against them. The DEMOCRAT is de-
termined to perform its duty until
the policy is decided upon. 1t
will advocate the method which it is
positively certain will result in best con-
solidating the loyal vote, and the only
method which paomises the degree of
success attainable from the number OF
Gentiles registered. 1t is time that senti-
ment be discarded and practical
views considered It is time that
the loyal managers study the sit.
uation and adopt the best
means for getting unitedly the largest
possible number of anti-Mormon votes
into the ballot boxes. This is the end to
be accomplished, and none other should
now be considered. The principles of
the lovalists OF Utah are established and
are too well known to require their as
sertion in any other manner than by
their maintenance at the polls. 1t is
wisdom to consider the condition of
things as they are, and not as We would
wish them to be. While one may de-
plore a fact, it should not for
that reason be disregarded nor treated
as a fallacy. Perhaps it is an
unfortunate fact that the Registered Gem
tile vote OF this city cannot be consoli-
dated within, at the lowest estimate, 20
per cent of its strength, by any other
means than equitable divisions in
the nominations, each party making its
own selections. Is not victory, by prac-
tical methods, preferable to defeat by
sentimental delusion? That is the only
question to be considered.